Guidance

Principal social workers in adult services: roles and responsibilities

Sets out the roles and responsibilities of a principal social worker (PSW) in adult services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 5 July 2019

Documents

Role and responsibilities: adult principal social worker (PSW)

PDF, 129 KB, 9 pages

Details

This guidance sets out the role, function and purpose of a PSW in adult services. ​ It helps support employers when recruiting to the role of adult PSW and clarifies what social workers and other practitioners can expect from the PSW in their organisation.

The guidance should be read alongside the capability statement for PSWs in adults services, to ensure effective social work practice is developed and supported.

Published 5 July 2019